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- ↑ Post-independence patriotic song: PDF file at the Soli-Deo.com website. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
- ↑ P, Timotius (16 August 2023). ""Rayuan Pulau Kelapa", Nota Kekaguman Ismail Marzuki untuk Indonesia". CXO Media (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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- ↑ "Siihen aikaan kun radioaallot Saarenmaan valssin suomalaisten suosikkilevyksi lennättivät" (in Finnish). Estofennia. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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- ↑ Media use of the song: WorldOfRadio.com website. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.